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Traditional Art

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From dabblers to masters, obscure to popular and ancient to futuristic, this is an inclusive community dedicated to showcasing all types of art by all kinds of artists, as long as they're made in a traditional medium

'Traditional' here means 'Physical', as in artworks which are NON-DIGITAL in nature.

What's allowed: Acrylic, Pastel, Encaustic, Gouache, Oil and Watercolor Paintings; Ink Illustrations; Manga Panels; Pencil and Charcoal sketches; Collages; Etchings; Lithographs; Wood Prints; Pottery; Ceramics; Metal, Wire and paper sculptures; Tapestry; weaving; Qulting; Wood carvings, Armor Crafting and more.

What's not allowed: Digital art (anything made with Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, Blender, GIMP or other art programs) or AI art (anything made with Stable Diffusion, Midjourney or other models)


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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 2 points 35 minutes ago

Nothing but vibes.

[–] jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 hours ago

Man I wanna be chill like that

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 20 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

What is going on with the onlookers?! Why are they there?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago)

Once the hookah is lit, they hold little panels with a note based on how well she did. The note count towards her global performance evaluation.

[–] cleanandsunny 31 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

In a word: orientalism. This art movement was predicated on the exoticism and “othering” of subject matter and the bystanders serve as a proxy for the audience of the art itself.

[–] Homescool@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

The onlookers look like attendants of the guests.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

Thank you for your response!

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago
[–] TGhost@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"Description: Erroneous visions of the Eastern/oriental woman, historically seen only as a sexual object by the white man"

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ah yes. It was exclusively white men that saw women as sexual objects.

[–] TGhost@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

In the orientalism movement, lead by Europeans, wich this art is from, yes.
Sorry for you, I do not make the history.

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